EP 83 – From Concierge to Capital: Branding, Real Estate & Scalable Investing in the UAE | Ft. Timur Kudratov
In this episode of The Bilna Sandeep Show, I sit down with Timur Kudratov, serial…
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I’m Bilna Sandeep — a civil engineer by background, business leader by profession, and someone who has spent over a decade working closely within the construction and real estate industry in the UAE.
The Bilna Sandeep Show is the UAE’s first Construction & Real Estate podcast led by a woman from within the industry.
This is not a generic business podcast — it is a platform created specifically for builders, developers, consultants, investors, and decision-makers shaping the built environment.
Here, we go beyond headlines and project launches.
We talk about the real stories behind leadership in construction and real estate — growth, challenges, ethics, commercial decisions, market shifts, and the human side of an industry that literally builds cities.
You’ll hear conversations with industry leaders, founders, senior professionals, and experts who are actively involved in construction and real estate — sharing insights from the field, lessons from experience, and perspectives that rarely get spoken about openly.
Whether you’re commuting to site, between meetings, or reflecting on the future of your business, this podcast is designed to give you context, clarity, and confidence in an evolving industry.
If you are part of the construction and real estate ecosystem in the UAE —
this show is for you.
Let’s get started.
You’re invited to step inside the world of construction and real estate leadership — through honest conversations with the people shaping the built environment in the UAE and beyond.
This podcast is for those who want more than surface-level success stories.
It’s for professionals who want to understand how decisions are made on the ground, how careers evolve, how businesses scale, and how leadership truly works in this industry.
Get ready.
The Bilna Sandeep Show takes you behind the scenes of the construction and real estate ecosystem — through conversations with developers, consultants, contractors, investors, and industry leaders who are actively building cities, businesses, and careers.
We talk about commercial realities, leadership challenges, ethics, growth, failures, and lessons learned — the things that rarely get spoken about openly, but matter the most.
If you work in construction or real estate and want real insight from real industry leaders,
this show was created for you.
EP 82–Women in Mining Gold, AI & Africa’s Untapped Potential Ft.Rabia Ghaly, Drill & Blast Engineer
In this episode of The Bilna Sandeep Show, we sit down with Rabia Ghaly, Mining…
EP 81- Building Trust and Shaping Procurement – Ft. Ahmed Raafat, Head of Procurement and Supply Chain ,A.R.M. HOLDING
In this episode of The Bilna Sandeep Show, I sit down with Mr. Ahmed Raafat,…
EP 80 – Mastering Real Estate Sales – Ft. Govind Ramachandran, Senior Director at DAMAC properties!
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EP 79 – Unlocking B2B Success: A 90-Day LinkedIn Strategy for Interior Fit-Out Contractors
Welcome back to our blog! In today’s fast-paced construction industry, interior fit-out contractors can no…
EP 78 – Top 5 Mistakes made by Construction and Real Estate companies in their Marketing
Welcome back to our blog! Are you making these critical marketing mistakes in your construction…
EP 77- Redefining Leadership in Construction – Ft. Nicky Dobreanu Branch Director – Omnium International
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Ep 76 – 7 Powerful LinkedIn Growth Hacks for Construction CEOs
Welcome back to our blog! Today I’m giving away seven amazing LinkedIn growth hacks, the…
EP 75 What does a Stone Consultant do? Ft. Vincenzo Spina Stonex Consulting
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Ep- 73 From Invisible to Influential: A 5-Month Plan for Construction CEOs to Build a Personal Brand
Welcome back to our blog! we’re focusing on a crucial topic for all Construction CEOs…
EP 72-10 Powerful LinkedIn and Instagram strategies for Constuction Industry
In the fast-paced digital world, LinkedIn and Instagram has become an indispensable tool for business…
Ep-71: Insider Tips: Investing in Dubai as a Foreign Investor and Building Trust in Business
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Ep-70 Business, Strategy and Numbers ft. Gulnar and Gafoor
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Ep-69 The buzz world of Quantity Surveyors ft. Roshan de Silva MRICS
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Ep-68 Journey from Community Manager to COO ft. Anjum Arsheen
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Ep-67 Sajith Ansar reveals the secrets behind his successful “21 Year Old Startup”
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Ep-66 -How to Generate B2B leads in 2024
Three powerful ways to generate leads for your B2B business. So what is a lead?…
Ep-65 2X Membership Growth with Strategic Marketing: Boosting Homepreneurs Club!
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Digital Marketing Trends for 2024: Expert Insights & Strategies
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Ep-63 Breaking Boundaries, Redefining Cinema:Ft. Nayla Al Khaja – The First Emirati Female Filmmaker
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Ep- 62 Unveil the Secrets of Digital Marketing with Team Growwie Ft. Saniya
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Ep-61 How to use community and collaboration to grow your Business
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Ep-60 Melodies and Milestones: Aziz Abdo’s Musical Voyage
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Ep-59 Redefining Real Estate with Purpose and Passion – Ft. Farhan Safi
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Ep-58 – Secrets of Running a Furniture Business in UAE Ft. Audrey
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Ep-57 – Ann Thomas: 12 Years of Resilience, Survival and Entrepreneurial Success | Women Entrepreneur | Craft Safari
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Ep-56 – Can women Dominate the Design world? Ft. Sunit & Sneha | Interior fit out | Designer
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Ep-55 – Can Women Have It All? Ft. Anjum and Saniya | Women’s Empowerment | Just a Mom
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Ep-54 – Finding Purpose in Life: A Journey with Pankaj Gupta- Entrepreneur | Author | Mentor
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Ep-53 The Art of Networking and Entrepreneurship-Ft. Shyam Visavadia
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Ep-52 – Mastering HR Excellence: Strategies, Challenges & Triumphs | Ft. D’Souza Sisters | UAE
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Ep-51 – Starting Up an Architecture Consultancy Business – Insider Tips Ft. Rashiq
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Ep- 50 – How Can Technology Impact Revenue and Business in the Construction Industry Ft. Ibrahim Hegazy
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Ep-49 – Homepreneurs Club Series 1: Growing as a Home Baker in UAE Ft. Aswathy Varghese
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Ep-48 – Do You Work IN Your Business Or ON Your Business?
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Ep-47 – How to Use Facebook Groups to Grow Your Business?
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Ep-46 – Networking Event Do’s and Don’ts: Maximizing Your Opportunities
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Ep-45 – 5 Networking Mistakes That Are NOT Helping You Grow Your Business
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Ep-44 – Vanity Metrics Vs Performance Marketing
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Ep-43 – 5 Channels to Grow your E-Commerce Business
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Ep-42 – Everything You Wanted to Know About SEO Optimisation
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Ep-41 – How to Scale your Business by developing a Remote Team
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Ep-38 – Exclusive Ways to use LinkedIn Marketing to Grow your Business
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Ep-37 – How Nicci Clark Built her best-selling global soup brand valued at £14M from scratch
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Ep-36 – Is your learning development plan aligned with your business strategy?
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Ep-35 – Do you need to hire a marketing agency in Dubai for your business?
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Ep-34 – Different types of Content for your Business
Are you focusing on building an awesome online presence for your business? Then…
Ep-33 – How to get more Leads & Sales for your Business through Google Ads?
🤔Are you confused about marketing your business? Marketing is something which is very…
Ep-32 – How to draw your Boundaries in Relationships, Business and Life?
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Ep-31 – How to build your Business Empire with the power of Franchises – with Nicole Elhadad
Franchising your business! Do you know what that means? Imagine being in…
Ep-30 – 5 Reasons Why Your Business is Not Growing
“Why my business is not growing?” Have you ever come across this…
Ep-29 – 3 Roadblocks between You and Your Business Success and how to Overcome Them!
Are you a newbie entrepreneur? Or aspiring to become one? The dream of…
Ep-28 – How do I know if I am ready for a Business?
Do you want to build your own venture? Are you dreaming to start…
Ep-27 – Choosing what Business to START? or What Product to Introduce into your Business?
Is being an entrepreneur your dream? Does the idea of being your own…
Ep-26 – Should I start a Business or Is my Business worth Scaling?
“Should I start a business or is it possible to scale up my…
Ep-25 – 3 Strategies you can start implementing now to move the needle in your Business
Is your business growth stagnant and at a standstill? Are you unaware of…
Ep-24 – 3 Social Media Strategies to Increase your Revenue in 2022
Are you actively present on social media for your business? As per surveys,…
Ep-23 – How to Scale your Revenue by Focusing on Less Products?
Are you struggling to market your products? Are you overwhelmed and exhausted by…
Ep-22 – Your Burning Instagram Questions Answered
Is Instagram your best friend when it comes to your business? If you are…
Ep-21 – What Future Holds for me and my Business and How you can Implement some of these in your Business as well.
An entrepreneur does not flourish overnight. It takes a series of hard work,…
Ep-20 – Things to do before you Run Ads
Ever thought of running ads for your business? Facebook and Instagram are among…
Ep-19 – How we hired a Robot in our Business!
Are you a busy entrepreneur? A busy entrepreneur like you might have too…
Ep-18 – How to grow your business with Free content vs Paid Content
Are you a creative business owner? You might have been an expert in your…
Ep-17 – SEO for Small Businesses – with Ms Twinkle Chandan
Have you heard of SEO? Being a business owner, you might have thought of…
Ep-16 – The latest Hashtags updates for Instagram and what you need to do as a Business
Hey lovely entrepreneurs, Do you regularly use hashtags for your Instagram content? Yes, right?…
Ep-15 – How we gained 10K followers in 1 year
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Ep-14 – How To Avoid Time Wasting Clients
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Ep-13 – How to price your products and services
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Ep-12 – Make Money By Sharing Your TRADE SECRETS
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Ep-11 – The Mistakes I Made While Building My Brand
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Ep-10 – Simple and Easy Video Creation Hacks to grow your Small Business
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EP-9 – Instagram story ideas that will boost your engagement rate
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EP-8 – How to charge money for your artworks to friends and family
Are you wondering how to charge money for your artworks to friends/family? Many of…
EP-7 – Skyrocket your sales with FAQs
Increase sales with FAQs, yes you heard us right! You might be wondering how…
EP-6 – How to grow from 0 to 10k followers?
Do you want to know how to increase your followers on Instagram? Instagram has become…
EP-5 – How to grow your Small Business fast by using Influencer Marketing
Are you exhausted searching for the right influencer on Instagram for a collaboration? An influencer…
EP-4 – How to Save your Instagram Business from getting hacked
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EP-3- Scale your business faster by spending less time
Hey Solopreneurs! I know the struggle of balancing work, family, and social life. I’m sure…
EP-2 – How to launch a Digital Course. YOUR ULTIMATE GUIDE!
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EP-1 – 20 Instagram Reels Ideas for Small Businesses
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